2020-May Product of the Month-2KM.pdf
1 Page
1.23 MB
Download
<h1>2020-May Product of the Month-2KM.pdf</h1> <p>PRODUCT OF THE MONTH May 2020</p> <p>AQUAFIN-2K/M <br />Flexible cementitious protective and waterproof coating/membrane</p> <p>AQUAFIN-2K/M is a two-component, flexible, protective and waterproof coating, ideal for sealing and coating a wide variety of <br />structures. With up to 70% elongation, it is able to withstand one-time substrate movement and bridge cracks up to 1/16”. These <br />properties make it ideal for waterproofing under tiles and stucco, coating facades, and protecting water tanks and cisterns.</p> <p>ADVANTAGES <br />• Self curing <br />• Applied by brush, roller, trowel or spray <br />• Solvent Free <br />• Potable water approved <br />• Can be painted or pigmented <br />• UV, weather & freeze/thaw resistant <br />• Breathable (not a vapor barrier) <br />• Can be applied to damp substrates <br />• Resists strong positive side hydrostatic pressure <br />• Active barrier to carbon dioxide <br />• Carbonation protection and carbon dioxide-screen: 40 mils (1 mm) <br />2K/M thickness warrants same protection as 12” (300 mm) of concrete.</p> <p>TYPICAL APPLICATIONS <br />• Above or below grade exterior applications. <br />• Horizontal, vertical, or overhead applications to concrete, <br />cementitious overlays, masonry, brick and parging. <br />• Waterproofing base coat under stucco/texture coats. <br />• Exterior waterproofing of new or old below grade foundations. <br />• Terraces and balconies over unoccupied space (stand-alone or <br />under tiles), parapets, planter boxes, plaza decks, stadiums. <br />• Mechanical & equipment rooms. <br />• Underneath flexible thin-set tile mortars (i.e. shower pans, <br />sanitary rooms, kitchens, balconies, etc.). <br />• Potable water, wastewater, sea water and marine aquarium <br />tanks and other reinforced concrete structures.</p> <p>CONSTRUCTION TERMS DEFINED: Elastomeric vs Flexible <br />When referring to coatings in the construction industry it is easy to interchange and confuse the two meanings. <br />However, the terms are typically referring to very different properties, and therefore it is important to know the <br />difference when selecting materials. <br />Elastomeric refers to materials that are able to resume their original shape when a deforming force is removed <br />or subjected to continuous movement (such as acrylic elastomerics, urethanes, asphaltic rubbers and other <br />synthetics). These products are designed to bridge moving and expanding joints without cracking, much like a <br />rubber band. <br />Flexible refers to coatings – such as cement based products like AQUAFIN-2K/M – that are capable of <br />being bent or flexed, but will not resume their original shape when subjected to continuous movement. In other <br />words, these coatings typically withstand one-time movement such as a crack initially forming, but if the crack <br />continues to expand and contract, the coating will most certainly crack as well.</p> <p>www.aquafin.net <br />Manufactured in the USA <br />AQUAFIN Inc <br />505 Blue Ball Rd., #160 <br />Elkton, MD 21921</p>
